Sizing up earth: A universal method for applying eratosthenes' earth measurement

Journal of Geography

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 174-179

  Makowski, George J ^a   Strong, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth sun relationships; Eratosthenes; Geometry; Gnomon; Great circle; Greek astronomy; Latitude; Scaphe

Indexed keywords

EARTH MEASUREMENT; EARTH/SUN RELATIONSHIP; ERATOSTHENES; GREAT CIRCLE; GREEK ASTRONOMY; LATITUDE;

EID: 0030438181     PISSN: 00221341     EISSN: 17526868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221349608978719     Document Type: Article

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